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STL Today: ‘Would you allow your kids to play with the kids of gay couples?’
After posting a story regarding the census reports from the St. Louis area, finding that many gay and lesbian couples were raising children there, STLToday has posed the question: “Would you allow your kids to play with the kids of gay couples?”
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Report: LGBT workplace discrimination common; high impact on performance, health
The Williams Institute has released a report summarizing academic studies and other documented evidence of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and the negative impact such discrimination has on lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender (LGBT) people.
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Dolly Parton issues apology following gay t-shirt incident at Dollywood
Entertainer and theme-park entrepreneur Dolly Parton has issued an apology to a lesbian couple who claimed they were discriminated against when an employee at the Tennessee theme park “Dollywood” told one of the women that her “Marriage is so Gay” t-shirt was offensive to other visitors.
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‘Dollywood’ theme park tells lesbian to remove her ‘Marriage is so Gay’ t-shirt
A lesbian couple said they were discriminated against recently when an employee at the Tennessee theme park “Dollywood” told one of the women that her “Marriage is so Gay” t-shirt was offensive to other visitors, and denied her admittance until she changed her shirt.
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New York bus driver orders gay couple to the back of the bus
Openly gay performer Ari Gold reports being ordered to sit in the back of the bus this weekend for holding hands with his male companion. Channeling Rosa Parks, Gold refused.
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Connecticut Governor signs transgender protections bill into law
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy this week signed legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression.
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City disciplines two workers for ejecting gay couple from pool
The City of Hazard, Ky., has suspended an employee for ejecting two gay men from a public recreational facility citing the Bible as his reason for doing so.
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Gay men ejected from public recreation center because the Bible said it was OK
The Kentucky Equality Federation on Monday condemned Hazard, Ky., Pavilion for ejecting two gay men from their facility, because the Bible said they could.
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Group files lawsuit against Tennessee challenging anti-gay discrimination law
A group of individuals that includes three Nashville elected officials and two LGBT advocacy groups, on Monday filed a suit against the state of Tennessee challenging a new law that prohibits local governments from enacting anti-discrimination laws that are stricter than protections laid out by the state government.
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Lady Gaga performs at massive EuroPride rally, calls for end of discrimination
Lady Gaga on Saturday evening wowed European audiences with a spectacular performance of her smash hit “Born This Way” and an encore of “Edge of Glory,” the culmination of the massise EuroPride in Rome, Italy, in which she called on governments around the world to defend gay rights.